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England

B39 FAREWELL TO ENGLAND

Posted on July 31, 2011 by detoprod

During most of our travels we’ve had the luxury of booking a hotel ahead…but not today. When in a corner we always turn to booking.com and it has delivered with varied choices each time. Such was the case in Weybridge and booking.com came through with a grand hotel at a reasonable price. Of course, last … Continue reading »

Categories: England, Epsom MG owners club, MG Surrey run rallye, Oatlands Park Hotel, Weybridge | 1 Comment

B38 BROOKLANDS: TRIBUTE TO AUTO AND AVIATION PIONEERS

Posted on July 29, 2011 by detoprod

After leaving automobile icon Aston Martin we decided to honor other pioneers in the automotive and aviation industries. That means we were on the way to Abingdon on Thames to visit the shrine of our own sports car pioneer, the MG Hidden on Cemetery Road, a small lane that passes through a residential area, stands … Continue reading »

Categories: Abingdon on Thames, Brooklands auto and air museum, England, Marlow, MG factory | 2 Comments

B37 DRIVING ASTON MARTIN’S CYGNET

Posted on July 27, 2011 by detoprod

We had just finished our thorough and informative tour of Aston Martin’s manufacturing facility and were heading for the parking lot when Sarah Durose Calam and Tom Emmerson steered us away from our waiting MG toward a vehicle that we had briefly seen at Le Mans. It was Aston Martin’s newest product, the Cygnet. This … Continue reading »

Categories: Aston Martin, Church Farm Barns, Cygnet, England, Merchant of Venice, Stratford Upon Avon | 1 Comment

B36 TO BE OR NOT TO BE IN STRATFORD UPON AVON

Posted on July 26, 2011 by detoprod

The drive from Ironbridge Gorge to Stratford upon Avon is not that far but involves using Britain’s M5 motorway, an I-5 copycat only with greenery. The motorways are three lanes and crowded beyond belief day and night. The trucks are restricted to 55 MPH which is our exact cruising speed. That means we spend our … Continue reading »

Categories: Abingdon on Thames, Aston Martin, Church Farm Barns, England, Gaydon | 4 Comments

B35: OUR DIVERSION TO IRONBRIDGE GORGE

Posted on July 25, 2011 by detoprod

The beauty of having a loose schedule is the flexibility it gives for diversions. In planning the trip to Great Britain we came across a chapter in “Rick Steve’s ENGLAND” that recommended a side trip to the Ironbridge Gorge in the Severn River valley. The main attraction in this picture book English town is a … Continue reading »

Categories: England, Ironbridge, MG | Comments Off on B35: OUR DIVERSION TO IRONBRIDGE GORGE